Bearkat Course
About Bearkat Course
The Bearkat Course in Huntsville is set up to test golfers across a range of skill levels, with multiple tee options. The forward green tees play 5,416 yards with a rating and slope of 69.8/121, while the black tees stretch to 6,943 yards at 72.6/130.
The layout opens with a reachable par five of 521 yards that rewards approaches played from the right side of the fairway, where the green itself provides most of the difficulty. The second, a par four measuring up to 441 yards, demands accuracy from tee to green, with the right side of the fairway offering the safer miss.
The course regularly hosts PGA Playing Ability Tests along with college and high school competitions during the season.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,943 yards
- Tees
- 4 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 74.3 / 138 slope
- Opened
- 2003
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 36 | 71 | ||
| Handicap | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | |||||
| Black | 521 | 441 | 470 | 202 | 461 | 174 | 408 | 159 | 509 | 422 | 175 | 436 | 475 | 532 | 467 | 335 | 211 | 545 | 3345 | 3598 | 6,943 | 71 | 74.3/138 |
| Blue | 506 | 423 | 451 | 186 | 449 | 154 | 388 | 140 | 483 | 408 | 151 | 418 | 459 | 503 | 419 | 314 | 205 | 517 | 3180 | 3394 | 6,574 | 71 | 72.6/133 |
| Gold | 442 | 401 | 421 | 155 | 434 | 134 | 353 | 121 | 412 | 386 | 137 | 396 | 414 | 449 | 394 | 295 | 199 | 458 | 2873 | 3128 | 6,001 | 71 | 70.1/122 |
| Green | 422 | 381 | 360 | 135 | 413 | 100 | 282 | 100 | 383 | 335 | 120 | 354 | 376 | 421 | 353 | 261 | 179 | 441 | 2576 | 2840 | 5,416 | 71 | 67.4/115 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Bearkat Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 74.3 | 138 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 |
| Blue | 72.6 | 133 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 44 |
| Gold | 70.1 | 122 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 38 |
| Green | 67.4 | 115 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 33 |
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